Inuit in Stone

Inuit in Stone

Every piece of stone I start with usually come from a different location/quarry. It could from within my country or from some international location. It is important to study the stone for fault lines and textural differences inherent in the stone. It is also important to gauge the hardness of the stone I will be working on. That hardness determines the amount of detail or polishing that can be done . . .or to polish or not to polish. When I started this piece I had firstly realized in was not very thick/de[th and was more slab-like. I decided it would be more suited to carve in more of a relief style. This would allow me to not have to have features that projected/protruded out of the stone too far. The end result is a very shallow face with only the perception of depth. the shape of the stone was also considered in as much as, which direction to have the face looking.

Note: This is a piece of pink Alabaster stone from Italy.